The Year of Our Lord 1927

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of Mallorca y Ibiza, Spain	Split	Diocese of Ibiza, Spain Diocese of Mallorca, Spain	Split
unknown			Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar)	Founded
unknown			Nunciature to Liberia	Established
17 Jan	Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Diocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Erected
17 Jan	Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Elevated
31 Jan			Nunciature to Lithuania (as Internunciature)	Established
3 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China	Elevated
3 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Cirenaica, Libya	Erected
3 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tripolitana, Libya	Name Changed
5 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo, Malaysia	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}, Malaysia	Name Changed
5 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo, Malaysia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak, Malaysia	Erected
15 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, Alberta, Canada	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada	Name Changed
17 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Hpyeng-yang, Korea (North)	Erected
18 Mar	Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima, Japan	Erected
27 Mar	Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miyazaki, Japan	Erected
27 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar	Erected
27 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Lanlung [Anlong], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Lanlung [Anlong], China	Elevated
27 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Malang, Indonesia	Erected
27 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Toungoo, Myanmar	Name Changed
1 May	Diocese of Cali, Colombia Diocese of Pasto, Colombia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia	Erected
25 May	Diocese of Dacca, Bangladesh	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Erected
25 May	Diocese of Krishnagar, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Erected
25 May	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ranchi, India	Erected
5 Jun	Diocese of Catanzaro, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Catanzaro, Italy	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Boiano, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy	Name Changed
3 Jul			Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Founded
14 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China	Elevated
14 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese, Zimbabwe	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Name Changed
14 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan	Erected
14 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese, Zimbabwe	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia	Erected
16 Jul	Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan	Erected
22 Sep	Diocese of Borgo San Donnino, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Fidenza, Italy	Name Changed
15 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Erected
15 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Benadir, Somalia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia	Elevated
15 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Lindi, Tanzania	Elevated	Territorial Abbey of Lindi, Tanzania	Elevated
15 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China Vicariate Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sinyangchow, China	Erected

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